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Agnès Varda

Awards

Agnès Varda

73 wins & 40 nominations

Academy Awards, USA

  • Jean-Luc Godard, Agnès Varda, and JR in Faces Places (2017)
    2018 Nominee Oscar
    • Best Documentary Feature
    • Faces Places
    With this nomination at age 89 years old, Agnès Varda becomes the oldest person nominated for any competitive Oscar.
    Shared with: Rosalie Varda · JR
  • Agnès Varda
    2018 Winner Honorary Award

Argentinean Film Critics Association Awards

  • Jean-Luc Godard, Agnès Varda, and JR in Faces Places (2017)
    2019 Nominee Silver Condor
    • Best Foreign Film, Not in the Spanish Language (Mejor Película Extranjera)
    • Faces Places
    France.
    Shared with: JR
  • The Beaches of Agnès (2008)
    2011 Winner Silver Condor
    • Best Foreign Film, Not in the Spanish Language (Mejor Película Extranjera)
    • The Beaches of Agnès
    France.

Berlin International Film Festival

  • Michel Piccoli in One Hundred and One Nights (1995)
    1995 Nominee Golden Berlin Bear
    • One Hundred and One Nights
  • Jane Birkin and Mathieu Demy in Kung-Fu Master! (1988)
    1988 Nominee Golden Berlin Bear
    • Kung-Fu Master!
  • Marie-France Boyer, Claire Drouot, and Jean-Claude Drouot in Happiness (1965)
    1965 Winner Silver Berlin Bear
    • Special Prize of the Jury
    • Happiness
  • Marie-France Boyer, Claire Drouot, and Jean-Claude Drouot in Happiness (1965)
    1965 Winner Interfilm Award - Recommendation
    • Happiness
  • Marie-France Boyer, Claire Drouot, and Jean-Claude Drouot in Happiness (1965)
    1965 Nominee Golden Berlin Bear
    • Happiness

Bremen Film Award

  • Agnès Varda
    2000 Winner Bremen Film Award

Cannes Film Festival

  • Jean-Luc Godard, Agnès Varda, and JR in Faces Places (2017)
    2017 Winner Golden Eye
    • Faces Places
    Shared with: JR
  • Agnès Varda
    2015 Winner Honorary Golden Palm
  • Agnès Varda
    2010 Winner Golden Coach
  • The Young Girls Turn 25 (1993)
    1993 Nominee Un Certain Regard Award
    • The Young Girls Turn 25
  • Ulysse (1983)
    1983 Nominee Un Certain Regard Award
    • Ulysse

César Awards, France

  • Jean-Luc Godard, Agnès Varda, and JR in Faces Places (2017)
    2018 Nominee César
    • Best Documentary Film (Meilleur film documentaire)
    • Faces Places
    Shared with: JR · Rosalie Varda
  • The Beaches of Agnès (2008)
    2009 Winner César
    • Best Documentary Film (Meilleur film documentaire)
    • The Beaches of Agnès
  • Agnès Varda
    2001 Winner Honorary César
  • Sandrine Bonnaire in Vagabond (1985)
    1986 Nominee César
    • Best Film (Meilleur film)
    • Vagabond
  • Sandrine Bonnaire in Vagabond (1985)
    1986 Nominee César
    • Best Director (Meilleur réalisateur)
    • Vagabond

Chicago International Film Festival

  • The Vanishing Lion (2003)
    2003 Nominee Gold Hugo
    • Best Short Film
    • The Vanishing Lion
  • The Gleaners & I (2000)
    2000 Winner Gold Hugo
    • Best Documentary
    • The Gleaners & I
  • Documenteur (1981)
    1981 Nominee Gold Hugo
    • Best Feature
    • Documenteur
  • Mur murs (1981)
    1981 Nominee Gold Hugo
    • Best Feature
    • Mur murs

Créteil International Women's Film Festival

  • The Vanishing Lion (2003)
    2004 Winner Audience Award
    • Best French Short Film (Meilleur Court Metràge Français)
    • The Vanishing Lion

Denver Film Festival

  • Jean-Luc Godard, Agnès Varda, and JR in Faces Places (2017)
    2017 Nominee Maysles Brothers Award
    • Best Documentary
    • Faces Places
    Shared with: JR

Directors Guild of America, USA

  • The Beaches of Agnès (2008)
    2010 Nominee DGA Award
    • Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary
    • The Beaches of Agnès

European Film Awards

  • Agnès Varda
    2014 Winner Lifetime Achievement Award
  • The Beaches of Agnès (2008)
    2009 Nominee European Film Award
    • European Documentary
    • The Beaches of Agnès
  • The Gleaners & I (2000)
    2000 Winner European Film Award
    • European Documentary
    • The Gleaners & I

Ghent International Film Festival

  • Agnès Varda
    2006 Winner Joseph Plateau Honorary Award

French Syndicate of Cinema Critics

  • The Beaches of Agnès (2008)
    2009 Winner Critics Award
    • Best Film
    • The Beaches of Agnès
  • The Gleaners & I (2000)
    2001 Winner Critics Award
    • Best Film
    • The Gleaners & I
  • Sandrine Bonnaire in Vagabond (1985)
    1986 Winner Critics Award
    • Best Film
    • Vagabond
    Tied with Death in a French Garden (1985).
  • Corinne Marchand in Cleo from 5 to 7 (1962)
    1963 Winner Critics Award
    • Best Film
    • Cleo from 5 to 7

Haifa International Film Festival

  • Jean-Luc Godard, Agnès Varda, and JR in Faces Places (2017)
    2017 Winner Golden Anchor Award
    • Best Film
    • Faces Places
    "The film by Agnes Varda and JR embodies the human spirit that respects the art of cinema and celebrates the beauty of the medium. The directors lead us to the beauty and creative regions of their special world."
    Shared with: JR

Film Independent Spirit Awards

  • Jean-Luc Godard, Agnès Varda, and JR in Faces Places (2017)
    2018 Winner Independent Spirit Award
    • Best Documentary
    • Faces Places
    Shared with: JR

International Documentary Association

  • Jean-Luc Godard, Agnès Varda, and JR in Faces Places (2017)
    2017 Nominee IDA Award
    • Best Feature Documentary
    • Faces Places
    Shared with: JR
  • Agnès Varda
    2002 Winner Pioneer Award

Montréal Festival of New Cinema

  • The Gleaners & I (2000)
    2000 Winner Public's Choice Award
    • The Gleaners & I

Mannheim-Heidelberg International Filmfestival

  • Mur murs (1981)
    1981 Winner Josef von Sternberg Award
    • Mur murs

Locarno Film Festival

  • Agnès Varda
    2014 Winner Leopard of Honor

BFI London Film Festival

  • Jean-Luc Godard, Agnès Varda, and JR in Faces Places (2017)
    2017 Nominee Grierson Award
    • Documentary Film
    • Faces Places
    Shared with: JR

Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards

  • The Beaches of Agnès (2008)
    2009 Winner LAFCA Award
    • Best Documentary/Non-Fiction Film
    • The Beaches of Agnès
    Tied with The Cove (2009).
  • The Gleaners & I (2000)
    2001 Winner LAFCA Award
    • Best Documentary/Non-Fiction Film
    • The Gleaners & I
  • Sandrine Bonnaire in Vagabond (1985)
    1986 Winner LAFCA Award
    • Best Foreign Film
    • Vagabond

Melbourne International Film Festival

  • Jean-Luc Godard, Agnès Varda, and JR in Faces Places (2017)
    2017 Nominee People's Choice Award
    • Best Documentary
    • Faces Places
    5th Place
    Shared with: JR

National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA

  • Jean-Luc Godard, Agnès Varda, and JR in Faces Places (2017)
    2018 2nd Place NSFC Award
    • Best Foreign Language Film
    • Faces Places
  • Jean-Luc Godard, Agnès Varda, and JR in Faces Places (2017)
    2018 Winner NSFC Award
    • Best Non-Fiction Film
    • Faces Places

Online Film Critics Society Awards

  • Agnès Varda
    2019 Winner Lifetime Achievement Award

Prix Louis Delluc

  • Marie-France Boyer, Claire Drouot, and Jean-Claude Drouot in Happiness (1965)
    1964 Winner Prix Louis Delluc
    • Happiness

SACD Awards

  • Agnès Varda
    2009 Winner Grand Prize

San Sebastián International Film Festival

  • Agnès Varda
    2017 Winner Donostia Lifetime Achievement Award

Santa Barbara International Film Festival

  • The Gleaners & I (2000)
    2001 Winner Insight Award
    • The Gleaners & I

São Paulo International Film Festival

  • Jean-Luc Godard, Agnès Varda, and JR in Faces Places (2017)
    2017 Winner Audience Award
    • Best Foreign Documentary
    • Faces Places
    Shared with: JR

Taormina International Film Festival

  • One Sings, the Other Doesn't (1977)
    1977 Winner Golden Charybdis
    • One Sings, the Other Doesn't

Toronto International Film Festival

  • Jean-Luc Godard, Agnès Varda, and JR in Faces Places (2017)
    2017 Winner People's Choice Award
    • Documentary
    • Faces Places
    Shared with: JR

Vancouver International Film Festival

  • Jean-Luc Godard, Agnès Varda, and JR in Faces Places (2017)
    2017 Winner Most Popular International Documentary Film
    • Documentary
    • Faces Places
    Shared with: JR

Venice Film Festival

  • The Beaches of Agnès (2008)
    2008 Nominee Queer Lion Award
    • The Beaches of Agnès
  • Agnès Varda
    2008 Winner Jaeger-LeCoultre Glory to the Filmmaker Award
  • Sandrine Bonnaire in Vagabond (1985)
    1985 Winner Golden Lion
    • Vagabond
  • Sandrine Bonnaire in Vagabond (1985)
    1985 Winner FIPRESCI Prize
    • Competition
    • Vagabond
  • Sandrine Bonnaire in Vagabond (1985)
    1985 Winner OCIC Award
    • Vagabond

Viennale

  • The Gleaners & I (2000)
    2000 Winner Reader Jury of the "Standard"
    • The Gleaners & I

Women in Film Crystal Awards

  • Agnès Varda
    1987 Winner International Award

Prague One World Film Festival

  • The Gleaners & I (2000)
    2001 Winner Best Film Award
    • The Gleaners & I

Lumiere Awards, France

  • Jean-Luc Godard, Agnès Varda, and JR in Faces Places (2017)
    2018 Winner Lumiere Award
    • Best Documentary (Meilleur documentaire)
    • Faces Places
    Shared with: JR

Marrakech International Film Festival

  • Agnès Varda
    2018 Winner Honorary Award of the Festival
    • Golden Star

Bangkok International Film Festival

  • Agnès Varda
    2003 Winner Golden Kinnaree Lifetime Achievement Award

CPH:DOX

  • The Beaches of Agnès (2008)
    2008 Nominee CPH:DOX Award
    • The Beaches of Agnès

Kinema Junpo Awards

  • Far from Vietnam (1967)
    1969 Nominee Kinema Junpo Award
    • Best Foreign Language Film
    • Far from Vietnam
    Ninth place
    Shared with: Chris Marker · Jean-Luc Godard · Alain Resnais · William Klein · Joris Ivens · Claude Lelouch

Austin Film Critics Association

  • Agnès Varda
    2020 Winner Special Honorary Award
    To Agnes Varda, whose work inspired generations of filmmakers.

Étoiles d'Or, France

  • The Beaches of Agnès (2008)
    2009 Winner Étoile d'Or
    • Best Documentary (Documentaire)
    • The Beaches of Agnès

Mill Valley Film Festival

  • Jean-Luc Godard, Agnès Varda, and JR in Faces Places (2017)
    2017 Winner Audience Award
    • Mind the Gap
    • Faces Places
    Shared with: JR

Gopo Awards, Romania

  • Jean-Luc Godard, Agnès Varda, and JR in Faces Places (2017)
    2019 Nominee Gopo Award
    • Best European Film (Cel mai bun film european)
    • Faces Places
    France
    Shared with: JR

Gaudí Awards

  • Jean-Luc Godard, Agnès Varda, and JR in Faces Places (2017)
    2019 Nominee Gaudí Award
    • Best European Film (Millor Pel·lícula Europea)
    • Faces Places

Cinema Eye Honors Awards, US

  • Jean-Luc Godard, Agnès Varda, and JR in Faces Places (2017)
    2018 Winner Cinema Eye Honors Award
    • The Unforgettables
    • Faces Places
  • Jean-Luc Godard, Agnès Varda, and JR in Faces Places (2017)
    2018 Nominee Cinema Eye Honors Award
    • Outstanding Achievement in Direction
    • Faces Places
    Shared with: JR
  • Jean-Luc Godard, Agnès Varda, and JR in Faces Places (2017)
    2018 Nominee Cinema Eye Audience Choice Prize
    • Faces Places
    Shared with: JR
  • Jean-Luc Godard, Agnès Varda, and JR in Faces Places (2017)
    2018 Nominee Cinema Eye Honors Award
    • Outstanding Achievement in Nonfiction Feature Filmmaking
    • Faces Places
    Shared with: JR · Rosalie Varda
  • The Gleaners & I (2000)
    2016 Winner Cinema Eye Honors Award
    • The Influentials
    • The Gleaners & I

Telluride Film Festival

  • Agnès Varda
    1977 Winner Silver Medallion Award

International Cinephile Society Awards

  • Agnès Varda in Varda by Agnès (2019)
    2020 Nominee ICS Award
    • Best Documentary
    • Varda by Agnès

Alliance of Women Film Journalists

  • Jean-Luc Godard, Agnès Varda, and JR in Faces Places (2017)
    2018 Nominee EDA Female Focus Award
    • Best Woman Director
    • Faces Places
  • Jean-Luc Godard, Agnès Varda, and JR in Faces Places (2017)
    2018 Winner EDA Special Mention Award
    • Actress Defying Age and Ageism
    • Faces Places
  • The Beaches of Agnès (2008)
    2009 Winner EDA Female Focus Award
    • Perseverance Award
    • The Beaches of Agnès
  • Agnès Varda
    2009 Winner EDA Female Focus Award
    • Lifetime Achievement Award

Online Film & Television Association

  • Jean-Luc Godard, Agnès Varda, and JR in Faces Places (2017)
    2018 Winner OFTA Film Award
    • Best Documentary Picture
    • Faces Places
    Shared with: JR · Rosalie Varda
  • Agnès Varda
    2018 Winner OFTA Film Hall of Fame
    • Creative
  • The Gleaners & I (2000)
    2002 Nominee OFTA Film Award
    • Best Documentary Picture
    • The Gleaners & I

Village Voice Film Poll

  • Jean-Luc Godard, Agnès Varda, and JR in Faces Places (2017)
    2017 Winner VVFP Award
    • Best Documentary
    • Faces Places
    Shared with: JR

Seville European Film Festival

  • Agnès Varda
    2012 Winner Special Award

Adelaide Film Festival

  • Jean-Luc Godard, Agnès Varda, and JR in Faces Places (2017)
    2017 Nominee International Documentary Award
    • Best Documentary
    • Faces Places
    Shared with: JR

Women Film Critics Circle Awards

  • The Beaches of Agnès (2008)
    2009 Winner WFCC Award
    • Best Documentary by or About Women
    • The Beaches of Agnès

International Online Cinema Awards (INOCA)

  • Jean-Luc Godard, Agnès Varda, and JR in Faces Places (2017)
    2018 Winner INOCA
    • Best Documentary
    • Faces Places

Gold Derby Awards

  • Jean-Luc Godard, Agnès Varda, and JR in Faces Places (2017)
    2020 Nominee Gold Derby Film Award
    • Documentary Feature of the Decade
    • Faces Places
    Shared with: JR · Rosalie Varda
  • Jean-Luc Godard, Agnès Varda, and JR in Faces Places (2017)
    2018 Winner Gold Derby Film Award
    • Documentary Feature
    • Faces Places
    Shared with: JR

Prix Henri Langlois

  • Agnès Varda
    2009 Winner Director
    Shared with: Claude Lelouch · Ken Loach

Critics' Choice Documentary Awards

  • Jean-Luc Godard, Agnès Varda, and JR in Faces Places (2017)
    2017 Nominee Critics' Choice Documentary Award
    • Best Director
    • Faces Places
    Shared with: JR

Master of Art Film Festival

  • Jean-Luc Godard, Agnès Varda, and JR in Faces Places (2017)
    2018 Winner Master of Art
    • Best Film
    • Faces Places
    Shared with: JR

Chicago Independent Film Critics Circle Awards

  • Jean-Luc Godard, Agnès Varda, and JR in Faces Places (2017)
    2017 Winner CIFCC Award
    • Best Documentary Film
    • Faces Places
    Shared with: JR

Cahiers du Cinéma

  • Marie-France Boyer, Claire Drouot, and Jean-Claude Drouot in Happiness (1965)
    1965 Nominee Top 10 Film Award
    • Best Film
    • Happiness
    Tenth Place

Chicago European Union Film Festival

  • The Beaches of Agnès (2008)
    2009 Winner Audience Award
    • The Beaches of Agnès
    Shared with: Laura Obiols

Seattle Film Critics Society

  • Jean-Luc Godard, Agnès Varda, and JR in Faces Places (2017)
    2017 Winner SFCS Award
    • Best Documentary Feature
    • Faces Places
    Shared with: JR

Two Riversides Film and Art Festival

  • Agnès Varda in Varda by Agnès (2019)
    2019 Winner Audience Award - Third Place
    • Varda by Agnès

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